Rosa rymbayeva - the pride of our country (1)
There is practically no family in Kazakhstan and in many other countries who doesn′t know the Star of Kazakhstan and of the former Soviet Union Rosa Kuanyshevna Rymbayeva. Her legendary “Alia” won people′s hearts by the power and the beauty of her voice, making everybody′s soul vibrate.
In her childhood (she was born on October 28, 1957 in the family of the railway workers) she was brought up as a hardworking girl, who knew the value of success and people′s trust. That is why her mottos are: “Do everything well. Never sing using phonogram betraying spectator′s trust”.
Taking part in her first serious competion of songs devoted to the 30th Anniversary of the Great Patriotic War she was noticed by the main director of the Republic Youth Band “Gulder” Taskyn Okapov who invited her to be the soloist of this band in 1976. This meeting with the man, who gave her the future as a present and who became not only her teacher and husband but the father of her two sons, is the main victory in her life.
Taskyn Okapov was the man of great talent. He explained Rosa how to become a star but he didn′t teach her how to survive in this world without a constant support, with two small children, with problems of health and financial savings. Rosa is a woman of strong will and a great desire to work and make other people happy. After the heavy lost of her husband she went on working on the stage. “That is why my life can be divided into two parts: with him and without him”, says Rosa.
Her life and creative work can′t be called easy. She worked a lot to achieve great success on her creative way. She participated in various international competitions of pop singers (1977 - Sopot and “Golden Orphei”, Bulgaria; 1979 - Stambul Turkey; “Gala-83”, Cuba). Rosa was shot in a documentary telefilm “The First Song” after which the popularity came to her and in 1976 she became Lenin Komsomol prize-winner. And even from this time due to a great support of her husband her triumph rise to musical Olymp began. In 1979 she was awarded Honoured Artist of the Republic of Kazakhstan. For her contribution in the development of national culture in 1986 Rosa was awarded “ People′s Artist of the Kazakh Soviet Republic”.
Having become the favorite not only in her Motherland but also in other countries of the world, Rosa lives an active and creative life. She is the soloist of the Republic concert joint “Kazakhconcert and since 1995 she has been working as a teacher in the Kazakh Academy of Art of T. Zhurgenov.
In general she has sung so many songs and has got so many rewards that very often she is compared with Alla Pugacheva. Both of them have been recognized by people as Prima donnas despite their diversity in style, image and manner. They are both great workers with hard but interesting, creative destiny, whose children also devoted themselves to art. Two Rosa′s sons are the pianists and Kristina is a singer.
Rosa′s life is a good example to be followed. Such her features as responsibility and a great desire to work can serve an example to everyone. Whatever she starts to do she does it at a high level and her numerous rewards prove it. The Star given to Rosa has become the eighty-second nominal sign in “Star Square” in Moscow. She was the only representative of Central Asia Republics of the former Soviet Union. Rosa is the first in the competion “The Man of the Year”. She was given Order Parasat for her creative work. Millions of people bow their heads before her talent to perform works of modern composers in her particular interpretation. Her songs will be listened to by the next generations.
Answer the questions:
1. What kind of rewards was Rosa Rymbayeva given?
2. Who played a great role in Rosa′s life?
3. What life did Rosa live after her husband′s death?
4. Who is Rosa Rymbayeva compared with?
5. What are Rosa′s mottos?
6. What is her most famous song?
Match the two parts of the sentences:
1. Her legendary “Alia” won people′s hearts by 1. betraying spectator′s trust.
2. “Never sing using phonogram 2. her triumph rise to musical Olymp began.
3. She worked for hours 3. she does it at a high level.
4. Due to a great support of her husband 4. the power and the beauty of her voice.
5. Whatever she starts to do 5. to achieve great success on her creative way.
Find the odd word:
1. There is no practically no family in Kazakhstan who doesn′t know the Star of Kazakhstan and of the former Soviet Union Rosa Rymbayeva.
2. “Never not sing using phonogram betraying spectator′s trust”.
3. But he didn′t not teach her how to survive in this world without a constant support.
4. Her life and creative work not can′t be called easy.
5. Having become the favorite not no only in her Motherland but also in other countries Rosa lives an active and creative life.
6. Whatever she doesn′t starts to do she does it at a high level.
Define the tense and voice:
1. Her legendary “Alia” won people′s hearts by the power and the beauty of her voice making everybody′s soul vibrate.
2. In her childhood she was brought up as a hard-working girl, who knew the value of success and people′s trust.
3. She was noticed by the main director of the Republic Youth Band “Gulder” Taskyn Okapov who invited her to be the soloist of this band in 1976.
4. Her life and creative work can′t be called easy.
4. Rosa was shot in a documentary telefilm “ The First Song” and in the Soviet-Chekhoslavakia film “Good Bye, Medeo’’
5. In 1979 she was awarded Honoured Artist of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Express the same idea in a different way. Make necessary changes:
1. She was noticed by the main principal of the Republic Youth Band “Gulder” Taskyn Okapov.
2. He didn′t teach her how to survive in this world without a stable support.
3. After the heavy lost of her husband she continued to work on the stage.
4. Rosa took part in various international competitions of pop singers.
5. Rosa was made in a documentary telefilm “The First Song”.
6. They both have been recognized by people as Prima donnas despite their difference in style, image and manner.
7. They are both great workers with hard but interesting creative fate.
Choose the facts which were not mentioned in the text:
1. Taskyn Okapov was the man of great talent. He explained Rosa how to become a star but he didn′t teach her how to survive in this world without a constant support, with two small children, with problems of health and financial savings. Rosa is a woman of strong will and a great desire to work and make other people happy. After the heavy lost of her husband she went on working on the stage.
2. Roza Kuanyshevna was born at the station Zhyngiz-Tobe of the former Semipalatinsk oblast.
3. “That is why my life can be divided into two parts: with him and without him”, says Rosa.
4. According to her character not allowing her to be weak on the stage, she was devoted fully to her work.
5. She gave her concerts in front of the soldiers-internationalists in Afghanistan and then was taken into the hospital with serious and dangerous disease “typhoid fever”.
6. Her life and creative work can′t be called easy.
ABYLKHAN KASTEYEV (1)
“Kasteev became a painter thanks to the nature. He became a painter because of that beautiful place where he was born and lived,” said Khamit Faizullin, member of the Painters’ Union of Kazakhstan.
Abylkhan Kasteev was born on January 1, 1904 in the village of Chizhin, Dzharkent region of Taldy-Kurgan oblast in the family of a poor shepherd. He lost his father early and had to earn money working for a land owner, bai. Then he worked as a digger during the construction of the Тurksib railway. He drew portraits and landscapes which surprised everyone with his talent and mastership. In 1929, destiny brought him to Alma-Ata, where he studied at the art studio of N. Khludov.
In 1930, Abylkhan Kasteev made his first trip to Moscow. In 1934, he participated in an amateur painting contest in Alma-Ata and in the Republic contest for the creation of the Abai portrait and illustrations of his works. Abylkhan participated in the exhibition of Kazakhstan artists at the State Museum of Arts of the Peoples of the East in Moscow. From that time, Abylkhan Kasteev was a regular participant of the all-union, republic and city exhibitions. His early works show his careful attitude to the history and traditions of Kazakh people.
The artist’s first personal exhibition dedicated to the 15th anniversary of his creative art was held in Alma-Ata. The same year, A. Kasteev was awarded the title of the Honored Artist of the Kazakh SSR. In 1944, he received the title of the People’s Artist of the Kazakh SSR.
The creative art of Kasteev is very diverse. He painted a number of portraits of great sons of the Kazakh nation: Chokan Valikhanov, Аbai Kunanbayev, Zhambul Dzhabayev, Аmangeldy Imanov and others. His series of landscapes in watercolors and paintings in oil created in different periods are full of meaning, which by right are named the artistic chronicle of the Republic: "On the Land of Kazakhstan," "About the Virgin Lands," "The Land and People of the Republic", "The Riches of Kazakhstan.", "The Turksib", "A Hunter with a Golden Eagle”, "A Mountain Landscape".
The works by Аbylkhan Kasteev participated in many exhibitions of Kazakhstan art held abroad. The artist died on November 2, 1973, in Alma-Ata. The art school in Shimkent, the high school in the Panfilov region of the Taldy-Kurgan oblast, the street in Аlmaty were named after Abylkhan Kasteev. In 1976, a memorial hall devoted to his creative art was opened at the new State Museum of Arts of the Republic of Kazakhstan. In 1984, the State Museum of Fine Arts got the name of Abylkhan Kasteev. His works are in many largest museums in Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan, as well as in private collections.
The art of Abylkhan Kasteev imbued with great sincerity, original talent, warm-heartedness and a wise attitude to life will always be an example to many generations of Kazakhstan artists. In 2004 there was a celebration of the artist’s 100th anniversary